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declamation vs reading

reading vs declamation

declamation and reading both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declamation Yes No No No
reading Yes No No No
As nouns, reading is a hypernym of declamation; that is, reading is a word with a broader meaning than declamation:
  • declamation: recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
  • reading: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Other hypernyms of declamation include recital, recitation.
declamation (noun) reading (noun)
vehement oratory the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
written material intended to be read
a particular interpretation or performance
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Difference between declamation and reading

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